How to Get Revenge on a Cheating Ex by Maggie Dallen

Author:Maggie Dallen [Dallen, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

OLD SCHOOL, NEW WORLD

Bailey

I’m avoiding the inevitable, and we both know it.

Still, I can’t quite bring myself to walk over to the faded old couch where Zack’s sprawled to sit down beside him. My sister’s gone back home, and his mom has mysteriously disappeared just like he’d predicated, and we’re alone.

We are so very alone.

My mouth’s gone dry and for a second I can’t even bring myself to look over at the couch, let alone walk toward it.

What is wrong with me? I’ve never been this nervous before. At least, not around Zack. It’s weird, and I don’t like it.

“You want to watch a movie or are you just gonna hover in the middle of the room all night?” He sounds lazily amused, and that only puts me more on edge.

I avoid joining him on the couch a little longer. Instead, I walk over to their TV. “I can’t believe you guys still have a DVD player.”

He laughs under his breath. “Yeah, well, we’re old school like that.” I glance over at him and he shrugs. “Plus, we’re poor. If it ain’t broke, we don’t fix it. Or give it to Goodwill, which is probably where it belongs.”

“Fair enough.” I walk a few steps to the cabinet beside the TV. “I see that goes for your DVD collection too.”

“Hey, there are some classics there,” he says.

I run a finger over his collection of The Mighty Ducks movies. “Uh huh.”

He turns on the TV and the sound of it makes me jump. I know he notices because I hear his soft laugh behind me.

Great. He’s laughing at me. I turn to face him. “I thought I was going to pick.”

He holds out the remote like a challenge. Or maybe like bait. To get the remote, I have to join him on the couch.

Which is not a big deal.

Or...it shouldn’t be a big deal.

With a sharp inhale I head over, snatch it out of his hands, and plop down beside him, ignoring another low laugh at my expense.

He knows I’m nervous. I know I’m nervous.

This is so stupid.

I click the icon for Netflix, because apparently his DVD collection isn’t our only option, and the opening sound fills the air as it turns on.

I’m only half paying attention as I scroll through the options, but I can feel some of the tension seeping from my muscles as I do. At least flipping through shows and movies gives me something to do.

After I’ve scrolled through three different categories, he sighs loudly. “Okay, Smurfette. Hit me. What’s your problem?”

I turn to face him for the first time since I sat down, and he’s so close it makes my mouth go dry again.

But the stupid Smurfette nickname sort of offsets the newfound nerves that come with being this close to Zack, and I spit out the first issue that comes to mind.

It also happens to be the easiest one to talk about. “I feel guilty about your mom.”

One corner of his mouth twitches and I know what’s coming before he even says it.

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